WESTON v. STATE

No. 5734.

656 P.2d 1186 (1982)

Miller Z. WESTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

December 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlene Lichtmann, Asst. Public Defender, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Elizabeth H. Sheley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, and Wilson L. Condon, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.


OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

Miller Weston was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to a term of forty years. He appeals, raising several points: (1) the trial court erred by not instructing the jury on self defense; (2) the jury instruction regarding first degree murder was inadequate; (3) the prosecutor, in the presence of the jury, improperly referred to Weston's invocation of his right to remain silent; (4) the state did not disprove Weston...

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